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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Farmington (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Farmington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Farmington is located in Alcorn County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alcorn County: Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN) & McNairy (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Farmington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farmington:

  • Alcorn County     (The home county of Farmington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Glen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
      • Glen is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Glens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
      • Glens is located in Alcorn County
    • Corinth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Searcy Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
      • Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
    • Biggersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
      • Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
    • Allentown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Alcorn County
    • Jacinto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
      • Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
    • Rienzi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
      • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Kossuth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hightown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
      • Hightown is located in Alcorn County
  • Prentiss County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Pisgah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
    • Altitude
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
      • Altitude is located in Prentiss County
    • Booneville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jumpertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
      • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Lake City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Prentiss County
    • Blackland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
      • Blackland is located in Prentiss County
    • New Site
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
      • New Site is located in Prentiss County
    • Wheeler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
    • Marietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Baldwyn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
      • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <2>
  • Tippah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Walnut
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Falkner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Dumas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
      • Dumas is located in Tippah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Tishomingo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <2>
    • Short
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
      • Short is located in Tishomingo County
    • Iuka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <2>
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tishomingo County
    • Oldham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
      • Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
    • Paden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
      • Paden is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Tishomingo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dennis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
  • Colbert County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Riverton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Caryton ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
      • Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
      • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Bishop
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Good Springs ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
      • Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
      • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Cherokee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Waterloo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
  • Chester County (TN)
    • Masseyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
      • Masseyville is located in Chester County (TN)
  • Hardeman County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Middleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Hardeman County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <2>
    • Hornsby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
      • Hornsby is located in Hardeman County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Hardin County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Nash Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
      • Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Slab Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
      • Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Shiloh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hamburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Pyburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
      • Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Nixon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
    • Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg Landing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      • Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
    • Crump
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
      • Crump is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <2>
    • Belle Meade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
    • Savannah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • New Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Sibley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Centerview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
  • McNairy County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Michie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michie
      • Michie is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michie <2>
    • Guys
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
      • Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Tulu
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
      • Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
    • Eastview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Chewalla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
      • Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Ramer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
      • Ramer is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <2>
    • Stantonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stantonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
      • Stantonville is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Falcon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
      • Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Selmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
      • Selmer is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <2>
    • Adamsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Purdy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Bethel Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
      • Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <2>
    • Rose Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
      • Rose Creek is located in McNairy County (TN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farmington, see our County-by-County Page for Farmington.

Newspapers Published in Farmington ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmington, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Farmington:

Cemeteries Near Farmington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmington.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farmington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.

  • Wyly Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyly Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Hopewell UMB Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Corinth National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth National Cemetery
  • Marvin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Greenhaw Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenhaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhaw Cemetery
  • Henry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Corinth City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth City Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
  • Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (599 more) ...
    • Malone Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malone Cemetery
    • Whitehurst Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehurst Cemetery
    • Lambs Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambs Chapel Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Farmington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farmington.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.

  • Glens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
    • Glens is located in Alcorn County
  • Kendrick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
    • Kendrick is located in Alcorn County
  • Corinth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Caffey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caffey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
    • Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
  • Burnsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <2>
  • Michie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michie
    • Michie is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michie <2>
  • Guys
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
    • Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Wenasoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenasoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
    • Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County
  • Kossuth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rienzi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
    • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jacinto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
    • Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
  • Gift
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
    • Gift is located in Alcorn County
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    • Gravel Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
      • Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Short
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
      • Short is located in Tishomingo County
    • Chewalla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
      • Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farmington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmington.

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Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farmington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9224, Longitude: -88.4432       In this case, the coordinates for Farmington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Farmington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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